MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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